Carine Roitfeld Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Carine Roitfeld
Carine Roitfeld Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Carine Roitfeld on Wise Famous Quotes.
I don't have problems with my weight, I don't change weight but I think when you're gaining in age your position has to be beautiful.
I think that ballet is very good for the body. It's very similar to yoga, because you have to hold a position.
If I like a make-up artist's look, even if nobody knows about her, I use her. New people give me energy.
To see yourself on the big screen, you're big, you hate your voice, your vocabulary. You say the same words, you speak bad.
Fashion is very tough, and we shouldn't forget that before designers were money-makers, they were artists.
London Fashion Week isn't the most organised, but I don't mind that. It's such an exciting place - it's small and cool.
The most important thing is posture: when you get old, it's the way you walk, the way you stand, that shows it.
I want to be the Joan of Arc of fashion. I want to be the link between the runway and the real woman.
I don't think because you have money you have taste ... Education and money - this is quite rare. No?
If Caravaggio was a photographer today, I would love to work with him. I love his dark vision - I have a dark vision.
When Tom Ford asked me to consult for Gucci, I had never consulted in my life. I didn't know what consulting was, and look, we made something amazing.
I was never conscious that I was becoming an icon or I'm not an icon, because my family, my kids, my husband keep me down-to-earth.
In photo shoots, I rely on instinct. Which is not to say I don't bring ideas to a project or consider it beforehand.
'Grandmother' doesn't mean that you have gray hair and you retire and stay home cooking cakes for your grandchildren.
Only buy clothes that you plan to keep forever. It's important to see trends for what they are: a game.
I love curvy women. Maybe because I'm not. I would love to be a Marilyn Monroe, but I'm very far away from that ... So I love very curvy girls.
I don't say "oh, I'm a grandmother; I can't wear this anymore." Everything I can't wear I've already given to my daughter.
It is very wrong to sleep in your make-up, but when you wake up the next morning, I think it looks very good.
You lose attitude when you feel too comfortable, so I prefer to wear clothes that have a certain edge to them.
I started wearing high heels when I first worked with Mario Testino. He is tall; I had to be at his height. And I have never stopped since then.
There are certain models who might not be considered beautiful. I think personality is more important than looks.
You can be covered and be very sexy. It's not what you show; it's what you have in mind, the way you cross your legs, the way you talk to people.
It's very difficult for designers today. How can someone produce so many shows? Now the minimum is four a year.
At the start, I had no idea to go into fashion, because I thought people would think I was stupid. I don't worry about those things anymore.
Fashion has a political role insofar as following it can give you the impression to belonging to a certain social group or a private club.
We are very lucky to work in fashion and not work in a hospital or something where the biggest deal we come across is perhaps the length of a skirt.
The Russians are extreme people: they are generous but crazy at the same time. They always have something to say, and I really like that.
My mom read French 'Elle' when I was a little girl, and so, when I was 15 or 16, I said, 'I want to work in fashion.'
Imitation always stinks. When I take photos, I don't go back. I don't look at the past. I'm always original.
I actually love the 'rappers look,' with the saggy pants and oversized clothes. It's very deliberate.
The first Chanel jacket that I saw - that I knew was Chanel - was on TV. It was on Mrs. Kennedy - the pink one.
Just because someone is holding a gun doesn't make an image controversial. It all depends on where you put the gun, who is holding it.
I think the 'Harpers Bazaar' woman is not a fashion victim; she understands fashion but is not a victim, you know.
I keep my old friends, and get older with them, but push young. It's good to be surrounded by kids, because they keep you young.
In fashion, it's always better to be an interesting person than a beautiful one. Character is much more fascinating than pure good looks.
We are very luck to be women, so even if we're wearing trousers, I always wear them with some lace underwear or a very feminine bra - I like that.